# N3988R: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 22, 2001
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3988R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3988R

## Aircraft that carried N3988R

- [Cancelled 2001-03-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3988R-2001-03-22): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-7105092. Owner: [Harris Clayton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20CLAYTON), [Greenfield, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Greenfield)

## NTSB investigations on N3988R (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW01FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA024), Nov 23, 2000: Piper PA-28-180 (N3988R), Stillwater, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain while performing an instrument approach. Contributing factors were the low ceiling, dark night light condition, the pilot's decision to…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3988R (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20001123035349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001123035349A), Nov 23, 2000: Piper PA28180 (N3988R), Stillwater, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On November 23, 2000, at approx. 3:15 a.m., N3988R was executing an instrument approach to runway 17 at Stillwater Municipal Airport, Stillwater,…

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